Installations

Home-building can be a String of Bad Decisions Combined with the Ignorant Expectation that Nothing Can Go Wrong

Home-building can be a String of Bad Decisions Combined with the Ignorant Expectation that Nothing Can Go Wrong

Home-building can be a String of Bad Decisions Combined with the Ignorant Expectation that Nothing Can Go Wrong Home-building decisions should be made by informed thoughts, and a rational look into the future to see the outcome of a logical chain Read more
UNDER-FOUNDATION PREPARATION PREMIUM

UNDER-FOUNDATION PREPARATION

Homebuilding doesn’t begin as a task to simply scrape off the ground, pour out some concrete, and put up a house. Whether the ground has a slab on it, a crawl space above it, or a basement in it, careful planning for structure, electrical, plum Read more
Permanent Site Conditioning and Post-Construction Land Forming PREMIUM

Permanent Site Conditioning and Post-Construction Land Forming

This step seems to be one of the last in the process. However, it must be addressed in the very beginning. Pre-knowledge, policies, and decisions must be developed at the first, so the results will be best at the last. Permanent Site Condition Read more
EXCAVATION INTO BEARING SOIL or Digging the Foundation PREMIUM

EXCAVATION INTO BEARING SOIL or Digging the Foundation

‘Excavation’ is the practice of digging into dirt and moving it around. ‘Bearing Soil’ is the deep-down dirt that can carry, or bear, the weight of a house. The previously mentioned ‘surface soil’ is only strong enough to support gras Read more
Nail Guns Don’t Kill Houses. PEOPLE With Nail Guns Kill Houses

Nail Guns Don’t Kill Houses. PEOPLE With Nail Guns Kill Houses

The Nail Gun in the wrong hands is one of the worst things to ever happen to the dwelling industry. The rapid fire ability of nail gun technology makes it seem like a logical replacement for the lowly hammer. An experienced handler with knowledge of Read more
Which Way Does the Gate Swing?

Which Way Does the Gate Swing?

This story ends with the owners too embarrassed to allow photographs, so there are none. I passed an older home with huge piles of dirt neatly arranged in the front yard along one side of the driveway. I'm always on the lookout for a new story, so Read more